Convergent evolution of anti-bat sounds

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 200, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 811-821

  Corcoran, Aaron J ^a,b   Hristov, Nickolay I ^c,d  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Center for Design Innovation   (United States)

^d WINSTON SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Batesian mimicry; Bioacoustics; Predator defense; Sound production; Tymbal organ

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; BAT; ECHOLOCATION; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; MALE; MOTH; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOUND DETECTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STIMULATION; VOCALIZATION;

ACOUSTICS; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CHIROPTERA; ECHOLOCATION; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MOTHS; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SOUND SPECTROGRAPHY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 84906794259     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: 14321351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-014-0924-0     Document Type: Article

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